Reading order · 6 books · 2011 to 2021 · Set in invented worlds
Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Books in Order
Jacob Portman follows the clues in his grandfather’s stories to a world of peculiar children with strange powers, hidden in time loops and hunted by monsters. The books are illustrated with real vintage photographs.
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Series facts
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2011 to 2021
- Latest
- The Desolations of Devil's Acre (2021)
- Setting
- Set in invented worlds
The reading order
Every Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
6 books · Set in invented worlds
- 1Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children2011With Jacob PortmanAfter his grandfather’s death, sixteen-year-old Jacob Portman travels to a remote Welsh island to find the children’s home his grandfather grew up in, and discovers that the peculiar children of his grandfather’s stories may still be alive.Buy on Amazon
- 2Hollow City2014With Jacob PortmanJacob and the peculiar children flee to London in 1940, searching for a way to help Miss Peregrine.Buy on Amazon
- 3Library of Souls2015With Jacob PortmanJacob and Emma go into the dangerous slum of Devil’s Acre to rescue their friends.Buy on Amazon
- 4A Map of Days2018With Jacob PortmanJacob, home in Florida with his peculiar friends, discovers his grandfather’s secret life in America.Buy on Amazon
- 5The Conference of the Birds2020With Jacob PortmanJacob and his friends set out to protect Noor, a girl at the centre of a prophecy.Buy on Amazon
- 6The Desolations of Devil's Acre2021With Jacob PortmanJacob and his friends face their enemies in a final battle for the peculiar world.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. The first three books tell one story and the next three tell another.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Jacob Portman | Emma Bloom | Miss Alma Peregrine | Millard Nullings | Enoch O'Connor | Noor Pradesh | Abraham Portman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | |
| 2 Hollow City | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ||
| 3 Library of Souls | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ||
| 4 A Map of Days | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 5 The Conference of the Birds | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | |
| 6 The Desolations of Devil's Acre | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor |
Characters in the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children books
7 characters from Ransom Riggs’s chart, with the number of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob PortmanBoy who can see hollowgasts | 6 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011 |
| Emma BloomPeculiar who can make fire | 6 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011 |
| Miss Alma PeregrineYmbryne who can become a falcon | 6 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011 |
| Millard NullingsInvisible boy | 6 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011 |
| Enoch O'ConnorBoy who can raise the dead | 6 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011 |
| Noor PradeshPeculiar girl who can absorb light | 3 | A Map of Days 2018 |
| Abraham PortmanJacob's grandfather | 2 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011 |